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Films That Keep People Out of Prison: Complete Picture

Laura Flanders and Friends: Intersectional Solution Centered Journalism on Democracy, Movements, Society and Culture

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The Worst Mistake My Clients Have Ever Made in Their Life

When i am appearing before a federal sentencing judge, the extent of their knowledge when it comes to sentencing is that my client was charged with a crime and convicted. So they see an indictment, they see a set of charges,. A and the worst mistake my clients ever made in their life is sum total of their existence to that federal judge. There's no depth, there's no personality, there'sno uniqueness. And essentially, a it's negative through a microscope with no countervailing perspective. That's where somebody like rebecca comes in to try to supply that to the court who's going to make a decision about the rest of the person's life.

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